There’s always a lot to look forward to in the life of an otaku – hotly anticipated new releases, long-awaited sequels and of course, stunning figures and merchandise based on your favorite characters! Twice a year, Wonder Festival, the world’s biggest figure festival, brings both amateur creations and major releases together for a day of
Month: August 2018
Hollywood titan Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to yet another graphic novel. According to Variety, Legendary picked up Oni Press’s My Boyfriend Is a Bear, a graphic novel written by Moana co-writer Pamela Ribon and illustrated by Cat Farris. RELATED: My Boyfriend is a Bear Ribon will write the screenplay and executive produce with Alex Hertzberg. Joe Nozemack, James
Jensen Ackles, who is well-known for his role as Dean Winchester on the hit show Supernatural, has seen one of his Instagram posts go viral with over 800,000 likes and 6,000 comments. The post features a photo of Ackles in a playful staredown with a mannequin wearing a Red Hood costume alongside a caption that
What’s a superhero without super-powered accessories? Tech company One61 has a new line of smartwatches that lets any civilian embrace their inner DC hero. The watches, available for pre-order, currently come in three variations. Those variations include the following themes: The CW’s superhero television show The Flash, Batman: The Animated Series and Gal Gadot’s World
Apple TV is continuing to expand their growing number of original programming with an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic science fiction novel Foundation. The streaming service, designed by the tech conglomerate to rival platforms such as Netflix and Hulu, has ordered a full series commitment from showrunners David S. Goyer (Batman v. Superman: Dawn of
Robert Rodriguez is being sued for causing production delays during the filming of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The sequel to 2005’s Sin City came out nine years after the release of the first film. Both films are adaptations of Frank Miller’s black-and-white noir comics of the same name. Sin City made over
Vision, the acclaimed Marvel Comics series by Tom King and Gabriel Walta, is being taught at a California college. Jay Allen West shared photos on Twitter of the required reading list for a literature class at Porterville College in California, leading King to reply only “Whoa.” Of course, that might be due to the textbook
News that CBS’ perennially popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory would be ending after its upcoming twelfth season rocked fans around the world yesterday and, after the dust has settled, the reason for the cancellation is becoming public. Reports indicate that while the cast were in the middle of negotiations to renew their contracts for
The latest trailer for Amazon’s remake of the classic Italian horror film Suspiria has arrived and it’s escalated the horrific imagery and creeping sense of dread in the upcoming film. As Dakota Johnson’s aspiring dance student Susie Bannion arrives at a private dance academy in Berlin, she discovers the school is overseen by three ancient
The world is controlled by an invading force of aliens, and it’s the job of Image Comics’ new teen team, the Burnouts, to set things right. It’s not easy being a Burnout, though, because the only way you can fight the aliens is if you can see them, and the only way to see them
Wet days can have its downsides, but it’s also the perfect excuse to share an umbrella with that special someone. Of course, umbrella sharing doesn’t have to be limited to 3D partners, as you can always imagine your favorite character right beside you too! That begs the question, though – which anime character would you
Evangelion Store is releasing two unusual (if not familiar) cushion that fans of Neon Genesis Evangelion are sure to appreciate! The first (4,800 yen, pre-tax) will be modeled after the angular shoulder pads of the iconic Evangelion Unit-01. Thanks to a curved groove on the underside of the cushion, fans can have fun by placing
Bushiroad’s popular rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is teaming up with virtual diva Hatsune Miku for a collaborative series in which the game’s bands will be covering a selection of much loved Vocaloid songs. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! has also released the jacket illustration for the following covers: Afterglow’s “Lost One no
Writer Brian Michael Bendis has come under fire for his derogatory use of the word “autistic,” as spoken by a villain in Action Comics #1002. Readers and comic journalists, some of whom have or work with autistic children, took to Twitter to criticize Bendis, DC Comics and its editors for the usage of the term.
The third season of The CW’s Riverdale will feature a flashback episode titled, “The Midnight Club,” which will pay tribute to The Breakfast Club. Fittingly, the episode will guest star Anthony Michael Hall, who famously played the character of Brian R. Johnson (aka the Brain) in the iconic ’80s teen film. Hall will play the part of
Venom director Ruben Fleischer revealed his inspirations for the project, which dives deeper into the symbiote side of Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters. Fleischer revealed to USA Today that his main muse was John Landis’ beloved lycanthropic classic An American Werewolf in London. Described as a “body horror” film, Venom finds Eddie Brock “the unwitting host
Harley Quinn, the Clown Princess of Crime, has never been one for subtlety, but a new batch of variant covers for the upcoming Heroes in Crisis limited series show the beloved antihero at her most frenzied. Two of the three variants feature Harley, who is a central player in the upcoming Heroes in Crisis event,
Author Mur Lafferty’s official novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story will provide readers with a few brand-new bits of lore and extra details that were not seen in the film. For instance, the book will expand on the intricacies surrounding Lando Calrissian’s partner-in-crime L3-37 and the way her very consciousness was uploaded to the
It was quite a long time ago that Marvel announced that Star Trek Into Darkness co-star Alice Eve would be joining the cast of Iron Fist Season 2 as the series’ latest villain. However, while there was much speculation, there was a lot of secrecy surrounding the role and Marvel wasn’t ready to confirm anything just
Gearing up for its hotly anticipated Season 4 revival on Netflix, Lucifer has recruited a familiar face from AMC’s Preacher. TVLine reports that Graham McTavish, who plays the villainous Saint of Killers on Preacher, will also have a recurring role on Lucifer as Father Kinley. RELATED: Tom Ellis Gets in Shape For Lucifer Season 4,
Fans of Honest Trailers and Ryan Reynolds are in for a treat: There’s a bonus feature of sorts from Deadpool 2 that didn’t come from the Blu-ray release. Reynolds, who’s famous for lampooning his own work in the much-maligned Green Lantern and is an expert at breaking the fourth wall, hijacked the Honest Trailer for Deadpool
On May 31, internationally recognized DJ and EDM artist Porter Robinson performed live at Tokyo’s Akasaka Blitz! You may just be wondering why we’re publishing an article about EDM. Just to clarify, this does have to do with otaku culture; after all, that is what we’re all here for, right? Though he is a famous
As Marvel prepares to relaunch its flagship X-Men title, Uncanny X-Men, as a ten-part weekly series, Professor X’s son David Haller, better known to comic book fans as Legion, takes center stage on the cover for the third issue. Revealed with Marvel’s advance solicitation information for the publisher’s releases in November 2018, Legion himself at
Netflix has renewed the British dark comedy series The End of the F***ing World for a second season. The news was confirmed by the show’s Twitter account via a spoiler-filled video recapping the final moments of Season 1, with a simple caption: “We’ll be f***ing back.” RELATED: Netflix’s The End of the F—ing World Gets Release Date, Trailer Creator
Luke Cage star Ron Cephas Jones has joined the cast of Sony’s Venom. According to The Hollywood Reporter, however, there is no information as to who his character will be or exactly how big his role is at this time. This will mark Jones’ second time acting in a Marvel project. He previously played a
Marvel is bringing Uncanny X-Men back in a big way, and that also comes with a big page count and cover price. The publisher’s November 2018 solicitations revealed Uncanny X-Men #1 will include an oversized 72 pages and be priced at $7.99. While the introductory issue will have fans forking over some extra cash at their
An upcoming detour to Weirdworld will force the Champions into a new fantasy setting, with Marvel’s November 2018 solicitations showcasing the medieval designs for Nova, Wasp, and Viv Vision. Marvel’s premiere teen superhero team is poised to head into Weirdworld after two of their number disappear in the strange land. Previous previews have shown off
Much of the plot of Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp revolved around Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) trying to find a way to reach the Quantum Realm in order to rescue Jane van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) from the clutches of the microscopic reality. As viewers had learned in 2016’s Ant-Man, Janet
Oliver Queen will see a few familiar faces during his stint at Slabside Supermax Prison in Arrow Season 7. According to star Stephen Amell, some villains from earlier seasons will return this year. “Oliver is in prison with a bunch of people that he put in prison,” Amell revealed at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
“Hey man. I’m Korg, this is Miek.” If you read this in Taika Waititi’s incomparable voice work as Thor: Ragnarok‘s Korg, you are not alone. The director of the threequel not only made the most lucrative and critically-acclaimed Thor film, he also brought to life a fan-favorite character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, thanks to
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